Well. It depends on what
it is she is shopping for! The
photo at the right is of Shandi during a shopping trip to Grant
Park Shopping Center! Below is Sabrina out and about in Polo Park!

For all the specialty items
that us T-girls need to look pretty, there are specialty shops that have
what we "need', to the malls that have everything we "WANT!"

Being
a part of Masquerade is such an advantage, when it comes to finding out
what to get something and where! Otherwise, just who would we ask!

Like learning about sizing,
what to measure for what garment, and how to select what is the right one!

Although most of our members
go shopping in drab, some do enjoy shopping en fem. But believe us, it
still took them forever to get up the nerve to try it, to find out once
and for all that it really is ok to go out and have fun being a girl!

Will the clerks think I'm
weird to be out buying women's clothes while in drab?

Not at all. Yes, it is hard
to shop in drab sometimes. However, it is our own fears working against
us with that worry. When approached in the store, it is simpler to say "Oh,
thanks, I'm looking for something like this in a size 13!", rather
than trying to hide the fact. Besides, the clerk doesn't know it isn't
a gift! They just want to help you find what you are looking for.

Are crossdressers accepted
in Winnipeg stores??

You bet! It doesn't matter
if we go shopping in drab or en fem, we have been treated like every other
customer. Those stores are in business to sell products to customers, and
it doesn't mater
if
we are
in drab or en fem when we
shop, our cash is the same either way!

Vanessa at the right is a
happy girl at Portage Place!

So if you are a crossdresser
living in Winnipeg, Masquerade is the group for you. Whether you'd like
to join us for a fem day of shopping, or would like to talk with others
about fashion sense and where to shop, Masquerade is the answer! Kinda
like joining the "Car Club" to get the inside scoop on "Race
Day!"

For those who love wearing fine
leather, Danier Leather has what you want. Their warehouse store has
discounted prices, and if their stores
don't have your size, just ask, they can order it in for you!

A great place to buy jewelry!
They have a beautiful selection of rings in larger sizes.

Penningtons

-Empress & Sargent

Penningtons
carries a lot of styles in the "larger" sizes. Perfect for
us girls!

Penningtons

-Pembina Highway

Very "TG Friendly"

Undies World

-Portage Avenue

This is a great
place to buy alternative underwear styles, similar to women's styles but
designed for men.

Mariposa

-Grant Park Shopping Center
-Polo Park Shopping Centre

At the Polo
Park location, a comfortable place to try on skirts, even when shopping
in drab! Grant Park is densly packed and you realy have to look through
the racks.

The Real Canadian Superstore

-Grant Ave. & Keneston Blvd.

This is a great
place to buy panty hose.

Buffalo

-Polo Park Shopping Center

The staff at
this store are very TG Friendly.

Leissa Lingere

-Corydon Ave.(Tuxedo
Plaza)

The staff are
very professional when assitsing us girls finding what we are looking
for.

The Bay

-Polo Park Shopping Centre

The clerks are
very helpful and understanding.

Fyxx

-Downtown

The staff are
very TG Friendly

Eyelet Dove

-Academy Road

Another place to shop for lingerie and the owner is very helpful. Plus the fitting rooms are available to us girls!

Magic Room

-Edmonton Street

A web site visitor recommends visiting the Magic Room for facials, makeup, waxing, manicures and pedicures. They are very understanding and visits can be open or discrete depending on your comfort level.